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-burma bilateral relations. burma had certainly started out on the process of democratization. but how far will it go? how sustainable is it? how genuine is it? those are the questions. i think these questions have not yet been answered in their entirety. how genuine is the process. how sustainable it is. it will depend on all of us. first of all it will depend on the people of burma. the people of burma as represented by those in the legislature would have a lot to do with it. we must also remember that the reform process was initiated by the president. i believe that he is keen on democratic reforms, but how the executive goes about implementing those reforms is what we have to watch. and when we think of democracy, we have to think of the three props of democracy. the three arms of democracy. executive, legislature, and the judiciary. we cannot judge how genuine or how sustainable the democratization of burma is simply by looking at the executive. neither can we do it by looking simply at the legislature. nor by looking at the judiciary. if you are to look just at the judici
-burma bilateral relations. burma had certainly started out on the process of democratization. but how far will it go? how sustainable is it? how genuine is it? those are the questions. i think these questions have not yet been answered in their entirety. how genuine is the process. how sustainable it is. it will depend on all of us. first of all it will depend on the people of burma. the people of burma as represented by those in the legislature would have a lot to do with it. we must also...
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-of burma relations. -- u.s.-burma relations. i would like to say how happy i am to be with the people of united states and how hard you have struggle for democracy. we are not there yet, but we are getting there. we are past the first hurdle, but there are many more hurdles to pass. i hope you will be with us as we make our way to the goals for which our people have been longing for 50 years because military dictatorship came to burma in a 1962. we are now in 2012. that is half a century. that is a long, long time for people to live under a dictatorship. what we have to do in the future is not just to build a democracy in burma, but rebuild a nation in a democratic mold. we looked to help from our friends who understand and appreciate the value of democracy and democratic values. speaking of u.s.-berm of bilateral relations, it is shaped by politics and history. and these days, by the communications and revolutions. the two countries is particularly illustrative of the die mentions of geopolitics and history. the situation betwe
-of burma relations. -- u.s.-burma relations. i would like to say how happy i am to be with the people of united states and how hard you have struggle for democracy. we are not there yet, but we are getting there. we are past the first hurdle, but there are many more hurdles to pass. i hope you will be with us as we make our way to the goals for which our people have been longing for 50 years because military dictatorship came to burma in a 1962. we are now in 2012. that is half a century. that...
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will ease its ban on imports from burma. >> we have watched as you and your government have continued the steady process of reform, and we have been pleased to respond with specific steps that recognize the government's efforts and encourage further reform. in recognition of the continued progress toward reform and in response to requests from both the government and the opposition, the united states is taking the next up in normalizing our commercial relationship. >> the national football league has reached an agreement to end a labor dispute with the referees. the nfl rushed to make the deal after a botched call by replacement officials decided the outcome of a nationally televised game monday night, prompting widespread outrage from fans, journalists, and the teams. you can go to democracynow.org to see our interview with sportswriter dave zirin. in sweden, the 2012 right livelihood awards have been announced to four recipients. turkish environmental activist hayrettin karaca "for a lifetime of tireless advocacy and support for the protection and stewardship of our natural world."
will ease its ban on imports from burma. >> we have watched as you and your government have continued the steady process of reform, and we have been pleased to respond with specific steps that recognize the government's efforts and encourage further reform. in recognition of the continued progress toward reform and in response to requests from both the government and the opposition, the united states is taking the next up in normalizing our commercial relationship. >> the national...
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world we have strengthened old alliances thora andand stood up to china on behalf of our workers from burma to libya to south sudan we have advanced the rights and dignity of all human beings, men and women, christians, moslems jews. but for all of our challenges, and europe's crisis must be contained our commitment to israel's security must not waver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions, the historic change must be defined not by the heat of extremists or bite the hoping aspirations of ordinary people who are reaching for the same rights that we celebrate here today. so now we have a choice. my opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy. but from all we have seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering that cost america so dearly, you don't call russia our number one enemy, not al-qaeda, russia unless you or still stuck in a cold war mine war. you may not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you cannot visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. my oppon
world we have strengthened old alliances thora andand stood up to china on behalf of our workers from burma to libya to south sudan we have advanced the rights and dignity of all human beings, men and women, christians, moslems jews. but for all of our challenges, and europe's crisis must be contained our commitment to israel's security must not waver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions, the historic...
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from burma to libya to the south sudan we have advanced the rights of all human beings, men, women, christians, muslims and jews, but for all the progress we've made challenges remain. terrorist plots must be disrupted. europe's crisis must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waiver and neither must our pursuit of peace. and her shou [ cheering and applause ] >> the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions. the historic change sweeping across the arab world must be defined not by the iron fist of a dictator or the hate of extremists but by the hopes and aspirations of ordinary people who are reaching for the same rights that we celebrate here today. [ cheering and applause ] >> so now we have a choice. now, e. my opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy. are new to foreign policy. [ laughter ] >> but from all that we've seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering and blundering that cost america so dearly. after all, you don't call russia or no. 1 enemy, not al-qaeda, russia. number oneeene
from burma to libya to the south sudan we have advanced the rights of all human beings, men, women, christians, muslims and jews, but for all the progress we've made challenges remain. terrorist plots must be disrupted. europe's crisis must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waiver and neither must our pursuit of peace. and her shou [ cheering and applause ] >> the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions. the historic...
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from burma, to libya to south sud sudan, we have advanced the rights of people. christians and muslims and jews, but challenges remain. terrorist plots must be disrupted. our commitment to israel's security must not waiver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions. the historic change sweeping across the arab world must be defined not by the iron fist of a dictator or hate of extremists, but by the hopes and aspirations of the people reaching for the same rights that we celebrate here today. so, now we have a choice. my opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy. but what we've seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering and blundering the cost of america so dearly. after all, you don't call russia our number one enemy. not al-qaeda. russia. unless you're still stuck in a cold war mind war. you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. my opponent said that it was tragic to
from burma, to libya to south sud sudan, we have advanced the rights of people. christians and muslims and jews, but challenges remain. terrorist plots must be disrupted. our commitment to israel's security must not waiver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions. the historic change sweeping across the arab world must be defined not by the iron fist of a dictator or hate of extremists, but by the hopes and...
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from burma to libya, to south sudan, we've advanced the rights and dignity of all human beings, men and women, christians and muslims and jews. but for all the progress we've made, challenges remain. testify plots must be disrupted. europe's crisis must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waiver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that stays united against his nuclear ambitions. the historic change sweeping the arab world must be defined not by the iron fist of a dictator or the hate of extremist, but the hopes and aspirations of ordinary people who are reaching for the rights that we celebrate here today. so now we have a choice. my opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy. [ laughter and applause ] but from all that we've seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering and blundering that cost america so dearly. after all, you don't call russia our number one enemy, not al qaeda -- russia. unless you're still stuck in a cold w cold war mind war. you might not be ready for diplomacy with
from burma to libya, to south sudan, we've advanced the rights and dignity of all human beings, men and women, christians and muslims and jews. but for all the progress we've made, challenges remain. testify plots must be disrupted. europe's crisis must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waiver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that stays united against his nuclear ambitions. the historic change sweeping the arab world must...
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from burma to libya, we have advanced the rights of all human beings. men and women, christians, muslims and jews. but for all the progress we made, challenges remain. terrorist plots must be disrupted, our commitment to israel's security must not waiver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the historic chain sweeping across the arab world must be not defined by the fist of an iron dictator but by the hopes by people who are reaching for the same rights that we celebrate here today. so now we have a choice. my opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy. but from all that we've seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering and blundering that cost america so dearly. after all, you don't call russia our number one enemy, not al qaeda, russia, unless you're still stuck in a cold war mind warp. you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. my opponent, my opponent said that it was tragic to end the war in iraq. and he won't tell us how he'll end the wa
from burma to libya, we have advanced the rights of all human beings. men and women, christians, muslims and jews. but for all the progress we made, challenges remain. terrorist plots must be disrupted, our commitment to israel's security must not waiver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the historic chain sweeping across the arab world must be not defined by the fist of an iron dictator but by the hopes by people who are reaching for the same rights that we celebrate here today. so now we...
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beyond the region, their act of encouraging reforms in burma. in each case, society leaders are leading the reform process. united states is committed to protecting the space for civil society to operate and the critical role plays in transitioning democracy all over the world. with a greater emphasis on a broader range of u.s. power, president obama succeeded in laying a new foundation for leadership in the world. nowhere do you see this more clearly than the commitment to the area that you focus on for the remainder of my remarks, the development in poverty and prosperity. the presiden was unapologetic, putting to rest the old myth that development is near charity. rejecting the notion that they were condemned by the gains in human developments. as such, the national security strategy recognizes development in the moral, strategic, and economic imperatives. on that day he announced the new u.s. global development policy. the premise is on the conviction that the ultimate goal of foreign assistance and development is to create the conditions wi
beyond the region, their act of encouraging reforms in burma. in each case, society leaders are leading the reform process. united states is committed to protecting the space for civil society to operate and the critical role plays in transitioning democracy all over the world. with a greater emphasis on a broader range of u.s. power, president obama succeeded in laying a new foundation for leadership in the world. nowhere do you see this more clearly than the commitment to the area that you...
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in burma, a president has freed prisoners and opened a closed society. and people look forward to further reform. around the globe, people are making their voices heard, insisting on their innate dignity and the right to determine their future. and yet the turmoil of recent weeks reminds us that the path to democracy does not end with the casting of a ballot. nelson mandela once said to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. [ applause ] true democracy demands that citizens cannot be thrown in jail because of what they believe. and that businesses can be opened without paying a bribe. it depends on the freedom of citizens to speak their minds and assemble without fear. and on the rule of law and due process that guarantees the rights of all people. in other words, true democracy, real freedom, is hard work. those in you power have to resist the temptation to crack down on dissidents. in hard economic times, countries must be tempted -- may be tempted to rally the people aroun
in burma, a president has freed prisoners and opened a closed society. and people look forward to further reform. around the globe, people are making their voices heard, insisting on their innate dignity and the right to determine their future. and yet the turmoil of recent weeks reminds us that the path to democracy does not end with the casting of a ballot. nelson mandela once said to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom...
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from burma to libya, to south sudan, we have improved the rights and dignity of christians, muslims and jew, meb and women. but for all the progress that we have made, challenges remain. terror plots must be dysdisrupted. europe's crisis must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waiver. and neither must our pursuit of peace. [cheers and applause] the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions. the middle-east must be defined by the hopes and aspirations of ordinary people reaching for the same rights that we celebrate here today. so now we have a choice. my opponent and his runningmate are -- new to foreign policy. [applause] >> from all we have seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering and blundering that cost america so dearly. after all, you don't call russia our number-1 enemy -- not al qaeda -- russia, unless you are stuck in a cold war mind warp. you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. [cheering] my opponent -- my opp
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. >> whack back to burma for a moment. how does the administration assess the progress that's being made in burma, reforms? what's the next step for the u.s. if that process continues? >> we have said all along that progress that is made towards openness and democracy and ry form will be met with positive steps by this administration, this government in its dealings with burma and that is a step-by-step process. i don't have next steps to announce, but we are closely monitoring that progress and taking steps accordingly as i think secretary clinton has been pretty explicit about in her comments. thanks very much. captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> both chambers of congress return to session tomorrow after yesterday's observance of the jewish holiday. the house gavels in at 2:00. on the resolution, recent changes to the welfare law. a package of five energy and environmental bills boosting energy production. follow the house live on c-span and s
. >> whack back to burma for a moment. how does the administration assess the progress that's being made in burma, reforms? what's the next step for the u.s. if that process continues? >> we have said all along that progress that is made towards openness and democracy and ry form will be met with positive steps by this administration, this government in its dealings with burma and that is a step-by-step process. i don't have next steps to announce, but we are closely monitoring that...
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and burma their open a closed society. -- they have opened a closed society. around the globe, people are making their voices heard from insisting on their innate dignity and the right to determine their future. and yet committee tomorrow of a recent weeks reminds us that the past of democracy does not end with the casting of a ballot. nelson mandela once said, to be free is not merely the cast off once changed, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. [applause] true democracy demands the citizens cannot be thrown in jail because of what they believed, and that businesses can be open without paying a bribe. and it depends on the freedom of citizens to speak their minds and assemble without fear. and on the role of law and due process, guarantees the life of all people. in other words, a true democracy, real freedom is hard work. those in power after resist the temptation to crack down. in hard economic times, countries must be tempted -- may be tempted to rally the people around enemies at home and abroad, rather than focusing on
and burma their open a closed society. -- they have opened a closed society. around the globe, people are making their voices heard from insisting on their innate dignity and the right to determine their future. and yet committee tomorrow of a recent weeks reminds us that the past of democracy does not end with the casting of a ballot. nelson mandela once said, to be free is not merely the cast off once changed, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. [applause]...
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in burma, a president has freed political prisoners. a courageous decision has been elected to power and people look forward to further reform. around the globe, people are making their voices heard, insisting on their dignity and their right to determine their future. and yet, the turmoil of recent weeks reminds us that the path to democracy does not end with the casting of a ballot. nelson mandela once a said, to be free is not merely to cast off once a chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. [applause] true democracy demands of the citizens cannot be thrown in jail because of what they believe. and that businesses can be open without paying a bribe. it depends on the freedom of citizens to speak their minds and assemble without fear. and on the rule of law and due process that guarantees the rights of all people. in other words, a true democracy, real freedom is hard work. those in power have to resist the temptation to crack down on dissidents. in hard economic times, countries must be tempted
in burma, a president has freed political prisoners. a courageous decision has been elected to power and people look forward to further reform. around the globe, people are making their voices heard, insisting on their dignity and their right to determine their future. and yet, the turmoil of recent weeks reminds us that the path to democracy does not end with the casting of a ballot. nelson mandela once a said, to be free is not merely to cast off once a chains, but to live in a way that...
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in burma a president has freed political prisoners and opened a closed society. a courageous dissident has been elected to parliament, and people look forward to further reform. around the globe people are making their voices heard insisting on their innate dignity and the right to determine their future. and yet the turmoil of recent weeks reminds us that the path to democracy does not end with the casting of a ballot. nelson mandela once said, to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. [ applause ] true democracy demands that citizens cannot be thrown in jail because of what they believe, and that businesses can be opened without paying a bribe. it depends on the freedom of citizens to speak their minds and assemble without fear, and on the rule of law and due process that guarantees the rights of all people. in other words, true democracy, real freedom is hard work. those in power have to resist the temptation to crack down on dissiden dissidents. in hard economic times, countries m
in burma a president has freed political prisoners and opened a closed society. a courageous dissident has been elected to parliament, and people look forward to further reform. around the globe people are making their voices heard insisting on their innate dignity and the right to determine their future. and yet the turmoil of recent weeks reminds us that the path to democracy does not end with the casting of a ballot. nelson mandela once said, to be free is not merely to cast off one's...
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from birth to libya -- on burma to libya -- from burma to lib ra, we have advance the rights and dignity of all human beings, men and women, christians and muslims and jews. terrorist plots must be disrupted. you're opposed the crisis must be contained. crisis must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world united against its nuclear ambitions. the historic change across the arab world must not be defined by the age of extremists but by the hopes and aspirations of ordinary people reaching for the same rights we celebrate here today. now, we have a choice. my opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy. [cheers] from all that we have seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering and blundering that cost america so dearly. after all, you do not call russia our number one enemy unless you are still stuck in a cold war mindset. [cheers] you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you cannot visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. [chee
from birth to libya -- on burma to libya -- from burma to lib ra, we have advance the rights and dignity of all human beings, men and women, christians and muslims and jews. terrorist plots must be disrupted. you're opposed the crisis must be contained. crisis must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world united against its nuclear ambitions. the historic change across the arab world must not...
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and then she will return to burma as a member of their nation's parliament. the success of this woman together with the steelly resolve of the american public after september 11 ought to give us all pause and hopefully a renewed commitment to do our job right. since 9/11 the challenges and circumstances have evolved. we have greater challenges in terms of security, climate instability, natural disaster and our own economic vulnerability. it's a tall order to deal with them. but hopefully we will all be inspired by the example of aun san suchi. it's time today for the politicians to do their job. politicians to listen, to speak the truth and to lead. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlelady from california, ms. woolsey, for five minutes. ms. woolsey: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, a few minutes from now members of the house and the senate will head to the capitol steps. we're going to the capitol steps for a moment of remembrance, to honor those who were killed in the attacks on september 11, 2001. september 11, 2001, a day that will
and then she will return to burma as a member of their nation's parliament. the success of this woman together with the steelly resolve of the american public after september 11 ought to give us all pause and hopefully a renewed commitment to do our job right. since 9/11 the challenges and circumstances have evolved. we have greater challenges in terms of security, climate instability, natural disaster and our own economic vulnerability. it's a tall order to deal with them. but hopefully we...
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from burma to libya to south sudan, we have advanced the rights and dignity of all human beings. men and women. christians and muslims and jews. for all of the progress that we have made, challenges remain. terrorist plots must be disrupted. europe's crisis must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waver. neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions. with change sweeping across the world must be defined not by the iron fist of a dictator or hate of extremist, but by the hopes and aspirations of ordinary people that are reaching for the same rights that we celebrate here today. so now we have a choice. [applause] my opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy. [cheers] [applause] but from all we have seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering and blundering that cost america so dearly. after all, you don't call rush our number one enemy. unless you are still stuck in a cold war mindset. [cheers] [applause] [cheers] [applause] [cheers] [applause] m
from burma to libya to south sudan, we have advanced the rights and dignity of all human beings. men and women. christians and muslims and jews. for all of the progress that we have made, challenges remain. terrorist plots must be disrupted. europe's crisis must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waver. neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions. with change sweeping across the world must be...
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and then she will return to burma as a member of their nation's parliament. the success of this woman together with the steelly resolve of the american public after september 11 ought to give us all pause and hopefully a renewed commitment to do our job right. since 9/11 the challenges and circumstances have evolved. we have greater challenges in terms of security, climate instability, natural disaster and our own economic vuerability. it's a tall order to deal with them. but hopefully we will all be inspired by the example of aun san suchi. it's time today for the politicians to do their job. politicians to listen, to speak the trh and to lead. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlelady from california, ms. woolsey, for five minutes. ms. woolsey: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, a few minutes from now members of the house and the senate will head to the capitol steps. we're going to the capitol steps for a moment of remembrance, to honor those who were killed in the attacks on september 11, 2001. september 11, 2001, a day that will fore
and then she will return to burma as a member of their nation's parliament. the success of this woman together with the steelly resolve of the american public after september 11 ought to give us all pause and hopefully a renewed commitment to do our job right. since 9/11 the challenges and circumstances have evolved. we have greater challenges in terms of security, climate instability, natural disaster and our own economic vuerability. it's a tall order to deal with them. but hopefully we will...
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from burma to libya to south sudan we have advanced the rights and dig teas dig tease l human beings. terrorists plots must be disrupted, europe's crises must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waiver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions. we saw the change sweeping across the iron world is not by the hate of is extreme he is but the hopes and aspiration of people who are reaching for the same rights we celebrate here today. so now we have a choice. my opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy. [laughter] but from all that we've seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of plu blustering and blood ring that cost america so dearly. you don't call russia our number one enemy, not al-qaeda, russia unless you're still stuck in a cold war mind warp. [crowd cheering] you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. [crowd cheering] mamy opponent, my opponent saidt was tragic to end the w
from burma to libya to south sudan we have advanced the rights and dig teas dig tease l human beings. terrorists plots must be disrupted, europe's crises must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waiver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions. we saw the change sweeping across the iron world is not by the hate of is extreme he is but the hopes and aspiration of people who are reaching...
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keen watcher of international departments and i would like to know what you think about the changes in burma. >> guest: well, it's very hard and. i think it's a perfect example of what happens if you keep the pressure on for a long time. and no country in the global economy completely, can completely isolate itself. i went to south africa when we had the sanctions against south africa and nelson mandela was still in jail. and you are only hurting the people at the lower end of the food chain in this country because they can't get the jobs they might've gotten otherwise. but, in fact, it did work. it really force the african government to think about what the future would be in terms of anticipation of all citizens, and the legacy of that country. and f. w. de klerk more than anyone else, once he got to be the president of south africa, had a real crisis of conscience and realize that having been raised as a champion of apartheid, he was destroying the future of that country and denying this great man is placed in leadership. so de klerk is someone who got not enough attention in my judgment
keen watcher of international departments and i would like to know what you think about the changes in burma. >> guest: well, it's very hard and. i think it's a perfect example of what happens if you keep the pressure on for a long time. and no country in the global economy completely, can completely isolate itself. i went to south africa when we had the sanctions against south africa and nelson mandela was still in jail. and you are only hurting the people at the lower end of the food...
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the struggle and the struggle of many others toward democratic, just, and transparent governance in burma. this is her first trip to the united states in more than 20 years. the president very much look forward -- looks forward to that visit. that's all i ever the top. late afternoon, around 5:00. [inaudible question] >> we are still press coverage dvd. we're working on it. jim. >> thanks, jay. the foreign-policy reports that iran is using iraqi airspace pet get weapons to syria, the senate confirmation hearing. what steps are the president prepared to take if there are some? financial aid. >> let me just say broadly that we have made clear to countries around the world that we all need to work together to prevent a son from acquiring weapons that he can used said continue to perpetrate violence against his own people. and that is a message that we carry in conversations leaders everywhere. as of anything specific with regard to iraq. but that's is something we are concerned about generally. we have worked very hard with our international partners to cut off access to weapons and financin
the struggle and the struggle of many others toward democratic, just, and transparent governance in burma. this is her first trip to the united states in more than 20 years. the president very much look forward -- looks forward to that visit. that's all i ever the top. late afternoon, around 5:00. [inaudible question] >> we are still press coverage dvd. we're working on it. jim. >> thanks, jay. the foreign-policy reports that iran is using iraqi airspace pet get weapons to syria,...